TANG WEI, who won an award in Taiwan Province for her role in the erotic spy thriller “Lust, Caution,” has been blacklisted on the mainland, Chinese-language media said Saturday.

Print and electronic media on the mainland were notified Friday to “immediately remove” any works and commercials featuring the actress, according to a circular released by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT).

But it was unclear how long the ban would last. Officials with the SARFT refused to comment on the reason for the ban.

A report in the Taipei-based United Evening News on Saturday cited unnamed sources as saying that Tang came under fire as the film, a tense drama set during Japan’s occupation of Shanghai in the 1940s, was deemed as “beautifying” those who collaborated with the Japanese at that time.

“Beautifying Japanese collaborators sparked the controversy over ‘Lust, Caution’ in China even more than the sex scenes did,” the report said.

In the movie, Tang joins the Chinese resistance and is tasked with killing a powerful Japanese collaborator, but she changes her mind at the last minute.

In December, Tang was named best new performer at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards — considered the Chinese-language Oscars — for her performance in the film, which contains explicit sex scenes.

(SD-Agencies)